The Saving Country Music 2025 Single of the Year
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With Single of the Year, we’re simply looking for the toe tappers and boot scooters—the songs that unlock the joy in music. That doesn’t mean that a Single of the Year cannot be meaningful or momentous though.
Miranda Lambert Joins Hank Jr., Son Sam, Kid Rock at Billy Bob’s
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Well well well. If you want to get aroused about the impending musical possibilities upcoming now that COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out en masse and it appears at least some semblance of live music normalcy is in the offing, take a look at what transpired this weekend.
Album Review – Hope Dunbar’s “Sweetheartland”
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Leave behind all of that defanged country, moldy folk, reconstituted indie rock, derivative roots pop, and pallid white boy soul they try to peddle these days as “Americana,” and pin your ears to what this virtually unknown mother from middle America is doing, because it’s leagues better than most.
Alan Jackson’s New Album is Even ‘Harder Country’ Than Before
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With Alan Jackson behind it, you know the album’s going to be country. For over 30 years, Jackson has been like a bulwark against the incursion of pop, he’s still doing what he can from his perch as a country music elder statesman to keep it on track.
Easter Review – Carrie Underwood – “My Savior”
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This is not a country record. This is a Christian record. But along with turning in her 1st volume of exclusively religious material, Carrie Underwood might have also delivered her most country record yet, not just from the nature of the material, but the rootsy aspect of some of the music.
John Marks Departure from Spotify Could Be Significant for Country
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There are only a handful of truly powerful positions in country music where one individual can make or break a career, or influence the direction of the genre at large. The Global Director of Country Music at Spotify is most certainly one of them.
Alan Jackson to Release New 21-Song Album “Where Have You Gone”
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The long wait for new music from Alan Jackson will soon be over. After nearly six years since his last release Angels & Alcohol in July of 2015, Alan Jackson has unveiled a new project called ‘Where Have You Gone’ to be released with 21 songs, he’s more than making up for lost time.
Rape Charge Against TX DJ Justin Frazell Leaves Scene in Shock
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Maybe you heard the news, or maybe you didn’t. Maybe you recognize the name, or if you’re not dialed into the country radio scene in Dallas/Fort Worth, likely you don’t. But most anyone who considers themselves a fan of Texas and Red Dirt music, or country music in general, will likely recognize the famous names […]
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Announces 2021 Lineup
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Tis’ the season, and the opportunity as the COVID-19 pandemic era comes to a close to start thinking about music festivals once again, and one of the biggest in the roots community has just announced its full 2021 lineup, and it’s a doozy.
Kermit the Frog’s ‘Rainbow Connection’ is Country. Don’t Come At Me
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After staring long in the mirror, meditating on the subject, counseling with mentors, and rewatching the introduction to The Muppet Movie from 1979, I have resolved in my heart that yes, this a hill I am willing to die on.
Fan Tributes Joe Diffie 1 Year After Death in “John Deere Green”
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One enterprising fan in Old Hickory, Tennessee decided to make life imitate art and reenact the story from one of Diffie’s most famous songs by scaling the town’s water tower, and painting “Billy Bob + Charlene” at the top of it in John Deere green.
Texas Music DJ Justin Frazell Accused of Rape by Teen
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A long-time morning DJ at one of Texas music’s premier stations has been accused of rape by a teenage girl after she attended a New Year’s Eve party at his Fort Worth-area home. Justin Frazell was the award-winning weekday morning DJ of 95.9 The Ranch out of Fort Worth since 2009.
Album/Video Review – Midland’s “The Sonic Ranch”
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I listened to the entirety of ‘The Sonic Ranch’ album by Midland and watched all of the 45-minute documentary so you don’t have to. It’s not that it’s terrible, or in any way offensive. For what it is, it’s fine, and you can’t approach either the album or the film as if these were finished products